RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XTec Incorporated and Oberthur Technologies will partner for an exhibit
at the upcoming Health Information Systems Society 2014 Conference,
signaling the industry leaders’ commitment to emerging security
solutions for the health care community. The conference
attracts nearly 37,000 vendors, health care professionals and clinicians
from around the world.

“OT is looking forward to expanding our successful relationship with
XTec. Leveraging our dominant position in PIV deployments with the
federal government provides us the expertise to address the concerns of
the health care market,” explained Rick Patrick, SVP, Identity, North
America. “Our smartcard technology, combined with XTec’s solutions,
offers Medicaid patients, hospitals and first responders with the best
available technology to reduce fraud and improve efficiency.”

A derivative of the federal PIV card, PIV-I offers information assurance
for health care customers, proving particularly useful for customers who
interface with federal entities, such as the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services. Oberthur and XTec have previously partnered to
provide both PIV-I and PIV solutions to a range of government and
private-sector customers.

About XTec

XTec is a leader in secure, interoperable authentication and
verification systems. XTec develops, produces and licenses
enterprise-level security solutions for credentialing, access control,
information systems and electronic commerce for a wide range of
government and commercial uses. XTec's focus is providing a secure
foundation from which customers can build secure enterprise Web-based
applications and cryptographic systems. XTec is a leading solutions
provider for smart card based identity and access management and is
recognized as a leader in both government and commercial circles for its
expertise and products for credentialing, identity, secure payment and
access control. For more information visit www.xtec.com.

About Oberthur Technologies

OT is a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility
space. OT has always been at the heart of mobility, from the first smart
cards to the latest contactless payment technologies which equip
millions of smart phones. Present in the Payment, Telecommunications and
Identity markets, OT offers end-to-end solutions in the Smart
Transactions, Mobile Financial Services, Machine-to-Machine, Digital
Identity and Transport & Access Control fields. OT employs over 6,000
employees worldwide, including 600 R&D people. With more than 50 sales
offices across 5 continents and 10 facilities, OT’s international
network serves clients in 140 countries. For more information visit www.oberthur.com.